LEAD

LEAD is an incubator where innovation meets implementation, knowledge meets experience, social issues meet solutions and efforts meet impact.

The LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) program strives to build problem solving and entrepreneurial aptitudes among university students. LEAD's mission is simple and impactful: have students take up issues of concern and implement solutions in a stipulated time frame.

"Complaints... start with they, Solutions... start with I" With this quote in mind, thousands of young students are bringing their ideas to life and solving major problems in their communities. The Hubli-based LEAD Program of the Deshpande Foundation provides financial support and guidance to college students to help them generate and implement their own innovative ideas, giving them practical exposure to leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.

LEAD has been growing steadily since 2008, and now consists of 21276+ students, 3067+ and leaders, 5360+ leadership projects, reaching 2.1 million lives. We have partnered with 80+ Colleges in 4 states: 20 districts of Karanataka, 3 districts of Telangana, 3 districts in Maharashtra and 1 of Tamil Nadu.

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LEAD in Kakatiya Sandbox

LEAD Program was formed in the year 2008 by Naveen Jha. Inception of LEAD happened when Naveen Jha heard the ideas of students who wanted to make a positive impact in the society. Named as "Colors of Youth", they brainstormed and implemented few innovative projects.
With the success of "Colors of Youth", Deshpande Foundation started supporting many projects and as the number of energetic students increased, a need for separate program was felt. Hence on Aug. 15, 2008, LEAD was founded.

Through this unique platform provided by LEAD, students are gaining the skills and confidence needed to transform their visions into realities.

Leadership camps, Guest Speakers session are a few of activities that are conducted to groom the students into a better Leaders. Design Thinking workshops are conducted through which creative thinking and problem solving techniques are given to the students. Funding support for student's innovative ideas in order to turn them into reality. Brainstorming and training sessions to evoke critical and creative thinking and to come up with out-of-the-box ideas and solutions. Appreciation for active and best performing students, faculties and colleges at the annual Yuva Summit ceremony. Field visits to organizations, NGO's, villages, industries, etc. for practical exposure. Our annual Leadership Program motivates students and enhances their IT skills, effective communication, fundraising ability, team management, and more. On-campus guest speaker sessions, global exchanges, college development activities and networking opportunities to improve student's involvement within college campuses. Partnering colleges can take part in our annual events to build a global network.

Our Reach

1,610

Leaders

1,470

Projects executed

500

Students trained in workshop

17

Colleges

Projects Showcase

Any solution of an existing problem which needs attention and can be solved with hard/smart work and team activity is a LEADership project

Akshara Deepam project Satyaphanindra - VREC College

Leader Satya Phanindra - VREC, College, Nizamabad, has taken up an initiative of Akshara Deepam project he had conducted a survey on overall 38 families of Vengal rao nagar colony and found most of them are illiterates. He had submitted a letter to Mandal Education officer (MEO) and District Education Officer (DEO) Mr.Srinivasa Chary also to the District Collector, Magistrate Mr.Ronald Rose. To take an immediate action soon after that officers taken action of providing Healthy Elementary School and Adult Education in such areas for the progress of literacy rate. Also assured that they will identify other such areas of the district to fix the problem.

Compatible Mobile Charger Shubham Daliya

A leader Shubham Daliya has come up with an idea of "COMPATIBLE MOBILE CHARGER" During long journeys in trains, buses and cars. Through wind it converts the kinetic energy produced by the exhaust fan (in reverse motor action) into electric energy which can be used to charge the mobile. The device costs within Rs.100/-

Water Level Controller Kalyan Chakrawarthy - GSCET

Leader Kalyan Chakrawarthy from GSCET, has come up with an idea of "Water Level Controller" It functions mainly using a motor and water level in the overhead tanks of houses, apartments etc... It works automatic on and off technology through censer. Kalyan has modified the technology within cost of Rs.300 to 400/-. Which costs in the market for Rs.3000 to Rs.5000/-. He designed this tool for where in common people can also afford for economical price.

LEAD Innovation workshop Mr. Adithya P

LEAD Innovation workshop (Design Thinking and Innovation) was held in Kakatiya Sandbox for 22 students by Mr. Adithya P. Workshop was held for 3 days from October 19th to 21st 2014.
Workshop was focused on "Design Thinking" training and instilling the ideas of students, Students went through problems observed, interacted, brainstormed and develop the prototypes of the problems and testing it on the field. On this occasion, students presented their experience on workshop, ideas and learning's. Students tested the ideas across various sectors like health, education and livelihood.
Students learned "Design Thinking" and how to make the best use of this learning's. Youths are excited to take the learning for next level to bring innovative solutions.

Swacha Bharath Anvesh - GSCET

Leader Anvesh from GSCET, is associated with LEAD since 6 months and inspired by the PM initiative and taken up a project in LEAD on Swacha Bharath with his team members he went to the public places to have cleaning campaign for 4 hours. Anvesh and team has inspired more than 2000 people in the city and also he made Nizamabad people to take up an initiative through local media channels.

Project On Dengue Disease Shubham Daliya - VREC College

Shubham Daliya, LEAD leader of VREC College, recently he came across one young child was suffering from dengue decease similarly he has seen in slum areas also. Then he decided to educate the slum people on dengue decease. He initially collected required information of symptoms, causes , Prevention through Google source. Later on he has educated more than 100 people of the slum and got there positive response to maintain the precautions.

Fund Raised for Needy Eshwar - Kshatriya College of Engineering

Leader Eshwar from Kshatriya College of Engineering, has identified the problem of old age home where in old age people didnít had proper winter costumes and blankets. He decided to fix this problem and within 2 hours Eshwar and his team were able to raise more than Rs.2K and bought blankets and donated to the needy people. Now Eshwar is highly motivated to take up the leadership projects in the society.

Educating on Signature Satya Phanindra - VREC, College, Nizamabad

Leader Satya Phanindra from VREC College Nizamabad, He taught how to sign to illiterate people on the occasion of World Literacy day in slums and rural area. He approached the people of the remote area called Vengal Rao Nagar colony. There were many illiterates who can't even sign. So he made them aware about the importance of their sign concerned to many situations. And showed them how to sign and made them to practice. Distributed pens to every individual symbolically to represent the importance of their sign and education.